Storage-battery construction



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W. P'. I OUDON. STORAGE BATTERY CONSTRUCTION.

APPLICATION FILED FEE. I3, IBIS,

I," WITNESS.-

/MW Paw WARREN Pi LO'UIDON, OF NIAGARA FALLS, NEW YORK. ASSIGNOR TO U. S. LIGHT @s HEAT CORPORATION, OF NIAGARA FALLS, NEW YORK, A CORPORATION OF NEW YRK.

STORAGE-BATTERY CONSTRUCTON.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed February 13, 1918. Serial No. 216,989.

To all whom 'it may concern.'

lle it known that l, lll/'Annan' l". LOUDON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Niagara Falls, in the county of Niagara and State of New York, have invented new and useful lmprovements in Storage-Battery Constructions, olf' which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to storage battery construction.

ln automobiles, it is customary to provide space beneath the seat, which space is available for storage. Such space is very suitable for the location of the storage battery which is provided on modern cars for 1gnition, starting and lighting purposes. The

present invention relates 'to construction` `whereby the storage battery may be conveniently located in said space.

An object of the present rinvention Ais to provide a construction of storage. battery which is peculiarly adaptable for insertion in the. space referred to.

A further object is lto provide an iniproved construction whereby the storage battery may be mounted under the seat.

Further objects will be apparent as the description proceeds.

Referring to the drawings Figures l and 2 represent in sectional end elevation and front elevation respectively, one embodiment of the present invention.

The numeral l indicates the floor 'of an automobile. Suitably mounted above said licor is a seat 2. Said seat 2 is ordinarily so constructed as 'to provide space between said seat and the licor. Mounted in said space is a box which is indicated as a whole by the numeral E. Said box may be of sheet meta-l or vany other suitable material and may be provided with a front closing portion 4 hinged at points 5, 5. The closure portion 4f may be held in closed position by means of snap fasteners 6, 6. Finger holds 7, 7, may be provided for manipulating the closure member el. The box 3 will be of suitable dimensions to hold a battery of storage cells. Three of said cells are illustrated in Fig. 2.

The type of storage battery cell which is particularly adaptable for insertion underA the seat 2 Within the box 3, has its electrical conductors extending from one side of said ychamber accessible from the top.

cell and has its filling and inspection vent arranged adjacent to said side whereby to be readily accessible Jfrom the front of the-seat The storage battery cell is indicated as a whole by the numeral 8. The electric conductors extending' therefrom are indicated by the numerals 9, 9, said conductors being suitably connected by means of linksA 10, l0. ldach ot' the cells 8, S, is provided with a cover ll, which is provided with a shoulder l2 adjacent to the Jfront side of the cell. Said shoulder provides a filling and inspection aperture whose axis is arranged at an angle to the front wall of the storage battery cell.l The aperture referred to is closed by the cap 3. It will be clear that when the storage battery cells require attention, it will be necesfry only to open the box 3 by moving the closure member L1. At this time, ,any of the filling and inspection caps 13 may be removed for the purpose of filling the cells, or the links '10 may be manipulated without removingr the cells from beneath the seat.

-t'hould it be necessary, however, to remove the cells from beneath-the seat, or to remove any one. -ol' the cells` such removal may be readily accomplished from the front, inasmuch as all the electrical connections are ac cessible from the front. il wall portion lfl may be provided within the box 3, conformn l l l l mev in general to the outline ot the top ci' the cells, which wall portion will provide a r'l front board 15 may be provided under ther.

tend the ifull width of the seat. Said fr ont board 15 should not extend in front o the closinpr member Il ot the boX 3. y

l, The internal construction of storage battery whereby the electrical leads therefrom. may extend from one side of the cell, is not described nor claimedV herein, but forms the subject-matter of application, Serial No.

216,988, by the present applicant, led of Patented Nov. i, i921.

at, if i desired. but said front board should.noter-l` Sii man:

new anni lesiie to Semin the Uni eil States,

Pn( having terminal by Lemma Living a filling` and inspee- 'aeent to said snle wall.

. e ion aperture a ing ite i 'i l having@- a llingg and inspee Jaeen'b lo sani alle Wall, haw s at an anglel'o Said finie wall.

3. A eleraggge battery cell having a lling apeiflui'e in ils top poilion, said aperture being leeaelelese so one of ille side walls of Said cell v-Jli'ei'eby io be ifeadily accessible .[1., f ouwe battery cell having a filling aperture m ite top portion7 said a peiifui'e lieingg lneael close fao one ofthe side walls of i ll enf?. nav le' its amie at an angle to i atteiy cell bai/'ing a iilling n) poi'ion, Said aperture bee walls of to .said )le Y ei'y cell having teii'nimilr inff from one ol the suie walls.

.said space adapted W f i eea posis extending fi'om said side wall,rwhereby said posts are also readily aeeessible- 'from aaifl side w ll. r

6. ln'eoinbination, a box having-a front closnie and adapted to be placed under the seat of an automobile, a 'storage battery cell in said b0;{sai l cell having a filling apertm'e in it stop poi-tiem said aperture being located close to the front side wall el said Cell, having its axis at an angle to said front Side wall and being' readily accessible from said front side wall, said cell havingterniinal posts extending from said front side wall, whereby said posts as well as said aperture are readily accessible from the from;` upon the opening of said closure.

T. ln combination, the seat of an automobile providing a space tl]erebeneathil a box in to be opened from the liont, and a battery cell in said box having its connectingr links and its filling anelf inspeetionvent readily accessible from the fiorm In witness whereof, I have hereunlio subscribed my name.

af-Annen i). Lennon 

